On this special episode of The Throw-In, Will Slattery previews Sunday's All-Ireland final with Joe Brolly.


Brolly discusses how Jim Gavin's Dublin team won't be distracted by a possible three in-a-row because they 'don't do hype' and also gives his opinion on how Mayo should use Lee Keegan this weekend.


Ultimately, Brolly is predicting a Dublin win - but thinks that the pre-match hype around the team could benefit Mayo.

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This week, Tomás Ó Sé, Alan Brogan, Conor McKeon and Rory O'Connor join Will Slattery for The Throw-In's All-Ireland final preview.

Ó Sé feels that although Mayo have improved in the latter stages of the championship, their old failings could come back to haunt them. The Kerry legend also thinks that Stephen Rochford has a big decision to make on how he uses Lee Keegan.

Brogan tries to predict Dublin's possible team selection for the final, and also gives an insight into Jim Gavin's unique management style, which has his team on the brink of a three in-a-row.

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Jonny Ward is joined by Rory O'Connor from Rory's Stories, Anna Geary and Colm Keys, while a dejected John Mullane takes a call, as does a happy Anthony Cunningham, to discuss the epic that was the 2017 All-Ireland Hurling Final. not everyone operating at full tilt today but a fun and informative discussion!

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Joe Brolly joins Johnny Ward to celebrate the 'future of football' and the death of the blanket defence with the thumping of Tyrone by Dublin.

"Dublin might as well have been playing against traffic cones," says Brolly.

He's also critical of the one-dimensional, singular way that Mickey Harte has Tyrone playing.

"It's a criminal offence to criticise Mickey Harte in Tyrone. It's a massive problem."

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It's an action-packed show with Alan Brogan, Ciaran Whelan, Dick Clerkin and Tomás Ó'Sé joining Johnny Ward, Rory O'Connor and Donnchadh Boyle.

How good were the Dubs and how poor were Tyrone? Have Kerry taken a step backwards and are Mayo the one team that will expose the Dubs' weaknesses?

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Alan Brogan previews the All Ireland football semi-final between Dublin and Tyrone.

'This Dublin team needs to slay Tyrone to prove they're the best team of the last decade,' says Brogan.

He also thinks Diarmuid Connolly could be brought in to the starting XV but says there's also some big names still missing out and not getting a look in which proves the depth of the playing squad.

'Dublin by three points,' he says.

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Tomás Ó'Sé, David Brady and Alan Brogan join Will Slattery and Rory O'Connor as they look back on the drawn Kerry v Mayo All Ireland semi-final, 'the best game in the football championship so far' says Ó'Sé.

But why was Aidan O'Shea put on Kieran Donaghy? Brady defends his call on it and says it worked to a degree. 'But you wouldn’t send a plumber to wire a house,' argues Ó'Sé.

'Kieran Donaghy is playing the football of his life at the moment. If Aidan O'Shea was in centre forward he would cause consternation in the Kerry backs and would be a much greater danger in there.'

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Joe Brolly looks ahead to the first All Ireland football final between Kerry and Mayo.

Are Mayo now back to their best or will their poor form come back to haunt them? And how can they stop Donaghy and the aerial bombardment that will rain down on their full back line?

"Kerry are the safe bet because of their efficiency and ruthlessness," says Brolly. "But you know, there's something about Mayo, something buoyant about them now that they are back on track after Roscommon. I'm going to go for Mayo."

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'Kieran Donaghy is still the key man for Kerry and he’s gone up a notch from just a few years ago,' says the Irish Independent's Vincent Hogan. 'How much of it has been the influence of Maurice Fitzgerald? And what’s Mayo plan for dealing with him?'

To preview Sunday's first All Ireland football final between Kerry and Mayo, Vincent Hogan and Colm Keys joined Will Slattery and Rory O'Connor on the latest episode of the Throw-In.

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Jamesie O'Connor joins Will Slattery and Rory O'Connor on the Throw-In this week to look back on Waterford's momentous All Ireland semi-final victory over Cork.
'Waterford are opposition that Galway would not have wanted,' he says.

Also on the show, the Irish Independent's Vincent Hogan and Colm Keys, plus former Wexford camogie star, Ursula Jacobs.

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